Arrangements for the management of urgent retinal detachments in the United Kingdom and Eire in the year 2000: results of a survey

Encuesta nacional sobre la cirugía vítreo-retiniana y la atención de los desprendimientos de retina regmatógenos en España: Proyecto Retina 2

“…Por ello, es posible suponer que la atención a los pacientes con patologías quirúrgicas retinianas sea mejorable. Algunos países europeos han empezado a preocuparse por estos temas y sus resultados, que aparecen en la bibliografía, se consideran un importante punto de partida para mejorar la gestión de los recursos sanitarios (3)(4)(5).…”

Orbital cellulitis associated with combined retinal and choroidal detachments

“…In a recent survey, a majority of vitreoretinal surgeons stated that they would not support in a court of law the actions of a colleague who did not operate on macula-on retinal detachments in a timely fashion and whose patients lost vision as a consequence. 5 Even if supporting opinion could be found, judges can and do disregard expert evidence that appears to them to be unreasonable. We recommend that any ophthalmic surgeon without the facility to operate at a weekend on macula-on retinal detachments should refer such patients to a unit that has appropriate facilities.…”

Treatment of macula-on retinal detachments

“…5 Even if supporting opinion could be found, judges can and do disregard expert evidence that appears to them to be unreasonable. We recommend that any ophthalmic surgeon without the facility to operate at a weekend on macula-on retinal detachments should refer such patients to a unit that has appropriate facilities.…”